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| VToulon | Oct 12 2006, 02:07 AM Post #1 |
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Autumn, 1862 *Numbers updated, 1861-1862 casualties subtracted from acting troops* General Meade - 46,000 men Total -Army of the Potomac - 26,000 men -Army of Washington - 20,000 men Orders: Defend Washington, DC and surroundings General Hooker - 36,200 men Total -MA Militia - 10,500 men -NJ Militia - 5,700 men -Army of Philadelphia - 20,000 men Orders: Engage Confederate troops to the south in MD General Hunt - 35,953 men Total -NY Militia - 15,953 men -Army of New York - 20,000 men Orders: Engage Confederate troops to the west in MD General Hancock - 24,700 men Total -PA Militia - 24,700 men Orders: Move Southwest, take Front Royal. Brigadier General Thomas - 25,800 men Total -MD Militia - 5,800 men -Army of Newark - 20,000 men Orders: Move South East into VA, cut off railroad and move to Lynchburg. General Sheridan - 26,400 men Total -MI Militia - 6,400 men -Army of Baltimore - 20,000 men Orders: Take Knoxville, TN. General Buell - 29,800 men Total -OH Militia - 20,000 men -KY Militia - 9,800 men Orders: Take Nashville, TN. General Grant - 31,909 men Total -IL Militia - 11,909 men -Army of St. Louis - 20,000 men Orders: March South to aid Gen. Sherman. General McClellan - 6,600 men Total -WI Militia - 6,600 men Orders: March west, defend Missouri border. General Rosecrans - 30,000 men Total -MO Militia - 10,000 men -Army of Cincinnati - 20,000 men Orders: Take city of Memphis, TN. General Sherman - 4,153 men -IN Militia - 4,153 men -IO Militia - 0 men Orders: Wait for reinforcements from Grant, then attack city of Corinth, MI. Reserves: 1st Pennsylvania Reserves - 4400 men 2nd New York Reserves - 4400 men Orders: Join these two regiments and move to Harrisburg, PA. Garrison in city. 3rd Massachusetts Reserves - 4400 men Orders: Move to Pittsburgh, PA. Defend city. 4th Kentucky Reserves - 4400 men Orders: Move to Louisville, KY. Defend city. 5th Ohio Reserves - 4400 men Orders: Move to Wheeling, OH. Defend city. 9th Missouri Reserves - 1816 men Orders: Move to southern Missouri-Kansas border. Defend border. Other Troops Army of Boston - 20,000 men Orders: Remain in Massachussets, Defend coastline. Army of Buffalo - 20,000 men Orders: Join Army of Chicago in deploying along Canadian border defensively. Army of Chicago - 20,000 men Orders: Join Army of Buffalo in deploying along Canadian border defensively. |
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| VToulon | Oct 16 2006, 03:23 PM Post #2 |
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Winter, 1862 |
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